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  1. AKNick

    GP 76 twin gas engine

    I stole this from our buddy supatims facebook. The props are new for something new and there is a new thing on the background... looks like a shiny new GP-76 to me. Nothing is released yet though
  2. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Rewriting some plans to make the super otter. Boy does that nose stick out and they had to! It’s so much lighter than the radial they extended the nose super far out. One mfgr had to add ballast to the engine (PT6)after they had extended the nose lol. Anyways, finding a good reference for how...
  3. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Where do you buy bulk balsa, ply and spruce? Balsa USA and....______________
  4. AKNick

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    Try hard and believe in yourself! :roflmao:
  5. AKNick

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    I'm feeling it too guys. This last week we got over 14" of snow. Switched to RAIN for a couple days, and the last two days have been dense fog, currently 1/8SM visibility. After the huge drop of snow (in two days!) my flying buddy snowblowed the runway so we could go flying... then it rained...
  6. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Some times you just gotta step away and let your garage door open because it smells like CA and balsa dust. Third day/afternoon playing with otter and it’s starting to take form. I forgot how addicting a stick build can be. I can’t leave it alone!! But I must!! Lest my sinuses will hate me.
  7. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    To be honest, the radial otter was a terrible flying airplane. The turbonized super otter is what made it what it still is today. The sound of a prop twirling around will sound close to a turbine. I will need to make some floats somehow for it though.... I’m going to mimic a specific color...
  8. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Nope. This is an old DHC-3 Otter Kit that I was gifted from a coworker. The DHC-2 Beaver Kit should be shipped in January. It’s getting a VVRC 21cc
  9. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Except... I’m going to convert it to a super otter and go electric.
  10. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Well started a new build. Unionville Otter 6ft wing. Two nights into it and it’s coming together thanks to the quick work of the scroll saw.
  11. AKNick

    GP 76 twin gas engine

    Yeah, would love to get a sneak peak from the company website.... dimesions would be a good piece of info... like cap to cap. Unfortunately the plugs are not angled so that may be a challenge fitting tnto some cowls. Anxiously waiting!
  12. AKNick

    GP 76 twin gas engine

    This was stolen from the other site. . . which also mentioned a possible release date in Jan/Feb. We shall see. A google search supplied me with this: https://blackravenaerosports.com/gp-76-coming-soon---priced-around-650-tbc-206-p.asp Est Price $650?
  13. AKNick

    GP 76 twin gas engine

    I think It's a 76cc Twin and there will be a 38cc single. I couldn't help but notice that Extreme Flight just announced they'll be carrying GP engines on the shelf... I can only assume this 76 will be a huge hit on the 90" class airframes.
  14. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Sounds like every new radio I have ever played with. I'm pretty sure getting used to the navigational menus is the hardest part of any radio. I went from a Futaba 72Mz to a 7C, 8FG, and not the 18SZ each one programed differently. Before I purchased the 18SZ, I held a 18MZ at a LHS, it was...
  15. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I have the 18SZ,aluminum sticks w/plastic gimbles I'm pretty sure. 2100 LiFe $1.3k no case (used to be $1.1K) the 18SZ 70th Anniversary is all aluminum. It had the price drop. . . But still more $$ than the regular 18SZ. 2100life $1.6K case incl 18MZ has aluminum sticks and plastic gimbles. 3500...
  16. AKNick

    Idea! What do you guys think?

    OOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhh right!
  17. AKNick

    I’m going out flying thread 2019

    thoughts on the ARS??
  18. AKNick

    Idea! What do you guys think?

    That should be a easy link somewhere.
  19. AKNick

    IMAC Pattern - Cadence w/ DA 35

    Part of the reason for me going to electrons and gasoline. Hard to get this stuff in Alaska. I did our last club order and it took a lot of people to help and make it happen. That was probably ten years ago. Cool Power shipped truck to Seattle by a pallet, to a barge by tugboat through a...
  20. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I was part of the pre-order on these this late fall. Excited to build it whenever it gets here! It's been a while since I have built a true kit, but a modern kit will be interesting!
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